MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State women's golf team returns to action Friday in Arizona with the first round of the Rio Verde Invitational.

The event, hosted by Western Michigan, will be held at Rio Verde Country Club's White Wing course, which will play to a par-72, 6,215-yard layout. The 54-hole tournament will be contested over three days with live scoring available at golfstat.com.

Friday's first round is scheduled for a 1 p.m. MT (3 p.m. ET) shotgun start in Rio Verde. Saturday's second round will begin at 11 a.m. with Sunday's final round set for an 8 a.m. start.